After Gujarat & Telangana, Madras Bar Protests Against Supreme Court Collegium Proposal To Transfer Judge
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After Gujarat & Telangana, Madras Bar Protests Against Supreme Court Collegium Proposal To Transfer Judge

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After Gujarat and Telangana, the Madras High Court Advocates Association has come forward opposing the proposal to transfer a sitting judge. The Association has taken objection to the transfer of Acting Chief Justice T Raja to Rajasthan High Court.The Association wrote a letter to Chief Justice DY Chandrachud opposing the transfer. Thus, the association raised strong objection to the proposed transfer and called upon the Supreme Court collegium and the Central Government to drop the proposal and allow Justice Raja to continue his service as the Acting Chief Justice of Madras High Court till he attains superannuation. The Madras High Court Advocates Association hereby lodges its strongest opposition to the proposed transfer, and calls upon the Hon'ble Supreme Court, the Hon'ble Collegium and the Government of India to drop the proposal and let Hon'ble Acting Chief Justice of Madras High Court to continue in his present capacity till he attains superannuation. The Madras High Court Law Association has also passed a resolution asking the Chief Justice to reconsider the transfer of Justice Raja.

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Deccan Chronicle  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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Live Law  

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Live Law  

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The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

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Supreme Court Collegium Proposes Transfer Of Allahabad High Court Judge Justice Shamim Ahmed To Madras HC

Live Law  

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The Hindu  

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233 new judges to be appointed in TN Courts, says Acting CJ of Madras HC

Deccan Chronicle  

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Kerala High Court Holds Full Court Reference To Condole Demise Of Former Acting Chief Justice V.P. Mohan Kumar

Live Law  

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Centre notifies appointment of several permanent judges in Allahabad, Andhra Pradesh High Courts

India TV News  

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Live Law  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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4 months, 1 week ago

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New Indian Express  

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Madras High Court issues notice to union, Tamil Nadu govt for CAT in Madurai

New Indian Express  

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Live Law  

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The Hindu  

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5 months ago

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Hindustan Times  

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The Hindu  

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Supreme Court gets 2 new judges, its first from Manipur
5 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court gets 2 new judges, its first from Manipur

Hindustan Times  

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Justices Kotiswar Singh, R. Mahadevan appointed to Supreme Court; top court to regain full strength
5 months, 1 week ago

Justices Kotiswar Singh, R. Mahadevan appointed to Supreme Court; top court to regain full strength

The Hindu  

President Droupadi Murmu on July 16 appointed Justices N. Kotiswar Singh and Madras High Court Acting Chief Justice R. Mahadevan as Supreme Court judges. “Mr Justice N. Kotiswar Singh originally hails from Manipur… His appointment as a Judge of the Supreme Court will provide representation to the North-East, and in particular, he will be the first Judge from the State …

Centre notifies Justices Kotishwar Singh, R Mahadevan's appointment as Supreme Court judges
5 months, 1 week ago

Centre notifies Justices Kotishwar Singh, R Mahadevan's appointment as Supreme Court judges

Hindustan Times  

Union law minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Tuesday said that President Droupadi Mumru has appointed justices H N Kotiswar Singh and R Mahadevan as judges of the Supreme Court. Supreme Court of India While Justice Singh is currently serving as the chief justice of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, R Mahadevan is a judge in the Madras high court. Born …

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 8 to July 14, 2024
5 months, 1 week ago

Madras High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 8 to July 14, 2024

Live Law  

Citations: 2024 LiveLaw 272 To 2024 LiveLaw 279 NOMINAL INDEX C.Aranganayagam v The State of Tamil Nadu, 2024 LiveLaw 272 D Prabhu v The Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise, 2024 LiveLaw 273 Sri Nithyanadha Swami v.Sri La Sri Harihara, 2024 LiveLaw 274 SV Subbiah v Bar Council of Tamil Nadu & Puducherry and Others, 2024 LiveLaw 275 G Karthikeyan v …

Madras High Court Chief Justice’s post to regain its lost credence after a six-year hiatus
5 months, 1 week ago

Madras High Court Chief Justice’s post to regain its lost credence after a six-year hiatus

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court Chief Justice’s post was once considered a springboard for elevation to the Supreme Court. Thereafter, none of her successors in the Madras High Court made it to the Supreme Court. However, the recent recommendation to elevate the ACJ has come at a time when a judge whose parent High Court also happens to be the Madras …

Karnataka High Court Stays Financial Impropriety Probe Against IIM-Bangalore Professor Who Levelled Allegations Of Caste Bias
5 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka High Court Stays Financial Impropriety Probe Against IIM-Bangalore Professor Who Levelled Allegations Of Caste Bias

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has by interim order stayed the operation of an Enquiry Committee constituted by the Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore, to probe allegations of financial impropriety in raising travel claim bills against one of its Associate Professors. It was claimed that the constitution of the Committee to look into Das' alleged financial impropriety is made only as a …

SC Collegium recommends judge from Ladakh for his first High Court Chief Justiceship
5 months, 1 week ago

SC Collegium recommends judge from Ladakh for his first High Court Chief Justiceship

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on Wednesday recommended Justice Tashi Rabstan to be appointed Chief Justice of the High Court of Meghalya. Shriram, a senior Judge of the Bombay High Court, for appointment as Madras High Court Chief Justice. Justice Nitin Madhukar Jamdar, seniormost puisne Judge of the Bombay High Court, was recommended …

Supreme Court may get first judge from Manipur
5 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court may get first judge from Manipur

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court collegium on Thursday recommended Justice N Kotiswar Singh, currently chief justice of the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh high court, and Justice R Mahadevan, acting chief justice of the Madras high court, for elevation to the apex court. On justice Singh, the collegium’s resolution stated: “His appointment as a judge of the Supreme Court will provide representation …

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